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A review on the emerging conversion technology of cellulose, starch, lignin, protein and other organics from vegetable-fruit-based waste
Int J Biol Macromol. 2023 May 12:124804. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124804. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA large amount of vegetable-fruit-based waste (VFBW) belonging to agricultural waste is produced around the world every year, imposing a huge burden on the environment and sustainable development. VFBW contains a lot of water and useful organic compounds (e.g., cellulose, minerals, starch, proteins, organic acids, lipids, and soluble sugars). Taking into account the composition characteristics and circular economy of VFBW, many new emerging conversion technologies for the treatment of VFBW (such as hydrothermal gasif...
Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - May 14, 2023 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Zhongchuang Liu Source Type: research

Valorization of full-scale waste aerobic granular sludge for biogas production and the characteristics of the digestate
This study aimed to assess biogas production from waste AGS from a full-scale system. Additionally, the properties of the digestate were investigated in terms of its management in line with the assumptions of a circular economy. Both aspects are important because the characteristics of AGS differ from those of AS. Its dense, extracellular-polymer-rich granule structure makes the susceptibility of AGS to anaerobic stabilization lower than that of AS. Given the advantages of AGS for sustainable wastewater treatment and its increasing popularity, waste AGS management will pose a serious challenge for WWTP operators. Therefore...
Source: Chemosphere - June 2, 2022 Category: Chemistry Authors: Agnieszka Cydzik-Kwiatkowska Katarzyna Bernat Magdalena Zieli ńska Mariusz Zygmunt Gusiatin Irena Wojnowska-Bary ła Dorota Kulikowska Source Type: research

A critical look at challenges and future scopes of bioactive compounds and their incorporations in the food, energy, and pharmaceutical sector
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Mar 2. doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-19423-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBioactive compounds refer to secondary metabolites extracted from plants, fungi, microbes, or animals. Besides having pharmacological or toxicological effects on organisms leading to utilization in food and pharmaceutical industries, the discovery of novel properties of such compounds has led to the diversification of their applications, ranging from cosmetics and functionalized biomaterials to bioremediation and alternate fuels. Conventional time-consuming and solvent-intensive methods of extraction are increasingly bein...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - March 2, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Sanidhya Pai Akshatha Hebbar Subbalaxmi Selvaraj Source Type: research

Multi-objective optimization of ultrasonic algae removal technology by using response surface method and non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-II
This study presents a novel RSM and NSGA-II combined method in optimizing ultrasonic technology for effective, safe, and economic algal removal. The optimization results can provide references for ultrasonic parameters to be selected in practical applications.PMID:34990992 | DOI:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.113151
Source: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety - January 6, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Yuan Kong Zhi Zhang Yazhou Peng Source Type: research

12 Innovations That Will Change Health Care and Medicine in the 2020s
Pocket-size ultrasound devices that cost 50 times less than the machines in hospitals (and connect to your phone). Virtual reality that speeds healing in rehab. Artificial intelligence that’s better than medical experts at spotting lung tumors. These are just some of the innovations now transforming medicine at a remarkable pace. No one can predict the future, but it can at least be glimpsed in the dozen inventions and concepts below. Like the people behind them, they stand at the vanguard of health care. Neither exhaustive nor exclusive, the list is, rather, representative of the recasting of public health and medic...
Source: TIME: Health - October 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: TIME Staff Tags: Uncategorized HealthSummit19 technology Source Type: news

Fight Aging! Newsletter, May 23rd 2016
FIGHT AGING! NEWSLETTER May 23rd 2016 Fight Aging! provides a weekly digest of news and commentary for thousands of subscribers interested in the latest longevity science: progress towards the medical control of aging in order to prevent age-related frailty, suffering, and disease, as well as improvements in the present understanding of what works and what doesn't work when it comes to extending healthy life. Expect to see summaries of recent advances in medical research, news from the scientific community, advocacy and fundraising initiatives to help speed work on the repair and reversal of aging, links to onl...
Source: Fight Aging! - May 22, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs

Combining Dedicated Online Training and Apprenticeships in the Field to Assist in Professionalization of Humanitarian Aid Workers: a 2-year Pilot Project for Anesthesia and Intensive Care Residents Working in Resource Constrained and Low-income Countries
Introduction In 2010 there was an estimated total 274,000 humanitarian workers worldwide with a growth rate of 4% from the previous year. Although the system is still dominated, in terms of operational presence and resource share, by a small group of NGOs and international organizations whose combined humanitarian expenditure in 2010 exceeded $2.7 billion, there are an estimated 4,400 NGOs worldwide that undertake humanitarian action on an ongoing basis1 . This heterogeneous and fragmented nature of the humanitarian sector has hindered its ability to efficiently respond to crises worldwide2 , and concerns have been express...
Source: PLOS Currents Disasters - July 21, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Marco Foletti Source Type: research